Whiting Petroleum Announces Promotion of Douglas L. Walton to Vice President and National Drilling Manager of Its Operating Subsidiary

DENVER, March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL) today announced the promotion of Douglas L. Walton to Vice President and National Drilling Manager of Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation, its wholly owned operating subsidiary, effective March 1, 2008. Mr. Walton joined Whiting in June 2004 as Manager-Drilling. Mr. Walton has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He holds a BS Degree in Petroleum Engineering and is in the Executive MBA Program at the University of Denver.

About Whiting Petroleum Corporation

Whiting Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is an independent oil and gas company that acquires, exploits, develops and explores for crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids primarily in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Michigan regions of the United States. The Company trades publicly under the symbol WLL on the New York Stock Exchange. For further information, please visit http://www.whiting.com/.

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Source: Whiting Petroleum Corporation

CONTACT: John B. Kelso, Director of Investor Relations of Whiting
Petroleum Corporation, +1-303-837-1661, john.kelso@whiting.com

Web site: http://www.whiting.com/


2008-03-06 17:31:57 0306866 PRNEWSWIRE

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